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NORTH BRITISH &c. INS. CO. v. MERCER

18656.

211 Ga. 161 (1954)

84 S.E.2d 570

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO. v. MERCER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 13, 1954.

Motion For Modification Of Court Of Appeals Opinion Denied November 10, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Field, Doremus & Ringel, Douglas, McWhorter & Adams, for plaintiff in error.

Connerat, Dunn, Hunter, Cubbedge & Houlihan, E. Ormonde Hunter, contra.

DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. An insurance contract should, if its terms will permit, be construed to effectuate the intention of the parties. Code § 56-815. But since the insurer chooses the verbiage of the contract, all provisions therein that are susceptible of more than one meaning must be construed most favorably to the insured. Hulsey v. Interstate Life & Acc. Co., 207 Ga. 167 (60 S.E.2d...

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